British Square

British Square, colloquially known as Britanac, is a public square in the city of , . It is one of the few remaining squares to include an open-air farmers' marketplace with fresh fruit, vegetables and other foods brought directly from farms, and is a revered urban area among the population of Zagreb.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb and Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb.

Theater building
The , commonly referred to as HNK Zagreb, is a theatre, opera and ballet house located in .

University
The Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb is a art school based in . It is one of the three art academies affiliated with the University of Zagreb, along with the and the Academy of Music.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gornji grad and Lenuci Horseshoe.

Quarter
is a part of , , and together with it is the medieval nucleus of the city, when it was best known as Gradec or Grič. It is situated on the hill of Grič. Today this neighbourhood forms part of the Gornji Grad-Medveščak district.

Locality
The or the Green Horseshoe is a U-shaped system of city squares with parks in downtown , . The horseshoe was conceived in 1882 by Croatian urbanist Milan Lenuci.

Quarter
is a part of , in the and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Zagreb. Due to its historical associations, in Croatian "Kaptol" is also used as a metonym for the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church in Croatia.

British Square

Latitude
45.81284° or 45° 48′ 46″ north
Longitude
15.96497° or 15° 57′ 54″ east
Elevation
128 metres (420 feet)
Open location code
8FQQRX77+4X
Geo­Names ID
6618988
Wiki­data ID
Q2925682
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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“British Square” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: Britanski trg (Zagreb)
  • Bosnian: Britanski trg
  • Chinese: 英国广场
  • Croatian: Britanski trg
  • French: Britanski trg
  • Portuguese: Britanski trg
  • Swedish: Brittiska torget
  • Turkish: Britanski Meydanı
  • Ukrainian: Британська площа (Загреб)
  • Ukrainian: Британська площа

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